Buried Treasure - by Jack B Downs (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A Kidnapping. A Suicide. An Unspeakable Decision... The young lives of James and Dylan Paxton are torn apart when their brother mysteriously disappears on a quiet street in 1954. In the wake of the crime, their family shatters. Abandoned by their parents, the young brothers are thrust into a world where they don't belong. Now James and Dylan must find a way to survive. Tormented as social outcasts and haunted by the past, James strikes out at the world, while Dylan seeks safety in his brother's shadow. When they discover a terrible family secret, they face the most difficult decision of their lives. And one man's suicide could save them all. This is a story of the enduring scars left by a family's self-destruction and the unshakable bond of two brothers as they struggle to find their own identities and their place in the world. Jack Downs lives wtih his wife and three children in Eldersburg, MD. His next book, Cattails -- The Edenmist Affair, will be released in late 2013. Visit him at www.jackbdowns.com